Wright (disambiguation)
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Wright
an occupational surname originating in England, meaning worker or shaper of wood.
Wright or Wrights may also refer to:
Canada
Australia
For other uses, see Wright
Wright
Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term Wright comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word "wryhta" or "wyrhta", meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker , and is used as a British family name...
an occupational surname originating in England, meaning worker or shaper of wood.
Wright or Wrights may also refer to:
Places
United States- Wright, FloridaWright, FloridaWright is a census-designated place in Okaloosa County, Florida, United States. The population was 21,697 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fort Walton Beach–Crestview–Destin Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Wright, KansasWright, KansasWright is an unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas, United States. Wright is located on U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 56 east of Dodge City. Wright has a post office with ZIP code 67882.-External links:...
- Wright, Minnesota
- Wright, New YorkWright, New YorkWright is a town in Schoharie County, New York, United States. The population was 1,547 at the 2000 census. The town was named after governor Silas Wright.The Town of Wright is on the county's northeastern corner and is west of Albany.- History :...
- Wright, WyomingWright, WyomingWright is a town in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,504 at the 2010 census.- History :Settlement began in the area near Wright in the 1970s, with the creation of the Black Thunder Coal Mine, the largest mine in the Powder River Basin and most productive mine in the...
- Wright City, MissouriWright City, MissouriWright City is a city in Warren County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Interstate 70 at mile marker 200 approximately west of downtown St. Louis. Wright City is a small, semi-rural community area with primarily single-family housing, with some multi-family dwellings. As of 2005, the...
- Wright City, OklahomaWright City, OklahomaWright City is a town in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States, along the Little River. The population was 848 at the 2000 census.Wright City was once home to a Weyerhaeuser plant; it closed permanently in mid March 2009 due to the slowed lumber industry...
- Wright County (disambiguation), several counties
- Wright Township (disambiguation), several townships
Canada
- Wright, Quebec
- Mont Wright, QuébecMont Wright, QuebecMont Wright is a mountain in Fermont, Quebec, a site of major iron ore mining operations since the 1970s by Québec Cartier Mining Company. It is located in Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality....
, mountain near Fermont, Québec
Australia
- Electoral district of WrightElectoral district of WrightWright is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after the 19th century South Australian architect Edmund Wright, it is a 21.2 km² urban electorate in Adelaide's outer north-eastern suburbs, taking in the suburb of Salisbury East and...
, state electoral district in South Australia - Wright railway station, Melbourne
- Wright RockWright RockWright Rock is a small, steep-sided granite island, with an area of Wright Rock is a small, steep-sided granite island, with an area of...
, Tasmanian island in northern Bass Strait
People
- Wright brothersWright brothersThe Wright brothers, Orville and Wilbur , were two Americans credited with inventing and building the world's first successful airplane and making the first controlled, powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight, on December 17, 1903...
(Orville and Wilbur Wright), airplane inventors - Frank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd WrightFrank Lloyd Wright was an American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works. Wright believed in designing structures which were in harmony with humanity and its environment, a philosophy he called organic architecture...
, American architect - Brad WrightBrad WrightBrad Wright is a Canadian television producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known as the creator or co-creator of the television series Stargate SG-1 , Stargate Atlantis and Stargate Universe...
, Canadian television producer, screenwriter and actor. - Brad WrightBrad Wright (American football)Brad Wright is an American football coach. He formerly served as head coach at Texas State University–San Marcos until being fired on November 23, 2010....
, American football
For other uses, see Wright
Wright
Wright is an occupational surname originating in England. The term Wright comes from the circa 700 AD Old English word "wryhta" or "wyrhta", meaning worker or shaper of wood. Later it became any occupational worker , and is used as a British family name...
Other uses
- Wright as carpenterCarpentryA carpenter is a skilled craftsperson who works with timber to construct, install and maintain buildings, furniture, and other objects. The work, known as carpentry, may involve manual labor and work outdoors....
- USS WrightUSS WrightUSS Wright may refer to:, was originally launched in 1920 as airship tender AZ-1, then converted twice more during her career for various duties until 1946 when she was scrapped...
, the name of two ships of the United States Navy - Wright (ADL)Wright (ADL)In software architecture, Wright is an architecture description language developed at Carnegie Mellon University. Wright formalizes a software architecture in terms of concepts such as components, connectors, roles, and ports. The dynamic behavior of different ports of an individual component is...
, a software architecture description language developed by Carnegie Mellon University - Wright CompanyWright CompanyThe Wright Company was the commercial aviation business venture of the Wright Brothers, established by them in 1909 in conjunction with several prominent industrialists from New York and Detroit with the intention of capitalizing on their invention of the practical airplane. It maintained a...
, the initial aviation business of the Wright brothers - Wrights (textile manufacturers)Wrights (textile manufacturers)Wrights is a manufacturer of trim and other textiles for home sewing, located in West Warren, Massachusetts.The company was founded as William Wright and Sons in 1897 and remained independent until 1986, when the company was sold to Newell Industries. Newell spun off Wrights and Boye Needle in...
- The WrightsThe WrightsThe Wrights were a one-off Australian rock music "supergroup". They consisted of Nic Cester , Bernard Fanning , Phil Jamieson , Kram , Chris Cheney , Davey Lane and Pat Bourke...
, an Australian rock music group - The Wrights (country duo)The Wrights (country duo)The Wrights is an American country music duo composed of husband and wife Adam Wright and Shannon Wright. Adam Wright is also the nephew of country music artist Alan Jackson....
, an American country music duo - Wright AeronauticalWright AeronauticalWright Aeronautical was an aircraft and aircraft engine manufacturer located in New Jersey.-History:This American company evolved from the 1909-1916 Wright Company, which merged with the Glenn L. Martin Company in 1916 to form the Wright-Martin Aircraft Corporation. Glenn Martin resigned from...
- WrightbusWrightbusWrightbus is an independent coachbuilder and pioneer of the low-floor bus. Based in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, it was established in 1946 by Robert Wright and currently run by his son William Wright.-History:...
, a bus body manufacturer - Phoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyPhoenix Wright: Ace AttorneyPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, released in Japan as , is an adventure video game published and developed by Capcom in Japan, North America, and Europe, and published by Nintendo in Australia...
, a game with the name of the titular character for the Nintendo DS - Wright State UniversityWright State UniversityWright State University is a comprehensive public university with strong doctoral, research, and undergraduate programs, rated among the 260 Best National Universities listed in the annual "America's Best Colleges" rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Wright State is located in Fairborn, Ohio,...
, located in Dayton, Ohio - Homer Wright rosettes, a clinical sign of certain types of cancer
- Wright's Coal Tar Soap, a popular brand of antiseptic soap
See also
- Right (disambiguation)Right (disambiguation)Right may refer to:* Right , the relative direction opposite of left* Right , the ethical concept opposite of wrong* Right , a political categorizationRights may refer to:...
- Write (disambiguation)Write (disambiguation)Write or Writer can refer to Writing, but also may refer to:*Authoring documents.*Musical composition* a screenwriter, someone who writes a screenplay for film and animation Etc.-Computing:...
- Rite (disambiguation)Rite (disambiguation)A rite is an established ceremonious act.Rite also may refer to:* Autonomous particular church within Roman Catholic Church* Rites an album by Norwegian saxophonist Jan Garbarek* Rites, a.k.a...
- Wight (disambiguation)Wight (disambiguation)A wight is a sentient creature or being.Wight may also refer to:* Wight , a family name* Wight , a type of character in the game Dungeons & Dragons* Barrow-wight, a type of character in the Middle-earth universe...
- Wrought (disambiguation)